Trichostema microphyllum
Trichostema microphyllum
- Native to:
- United States
Wikimedia: Alex Abair (www.inaturalist.org)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Lamiaceae
- Genus:
- Trichostema
- Species:
- Trichostema microphyllum
Growth Characteristics
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Colors:
- blue, purple
Reported Fauna Sightings
Moths:Marimatha nigrofimbria Butterflies:Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Little Yellow (Eurema lisa), Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fragrant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Seeds may germinate after fire in chaparral ecosystems.
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